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obviously going to be it. >> reporter: police say yoter confessed and told detectives the sexting began when he sent out a random text and got a response. >> he started a new conversation with just a random text. so that's kind of frightening. but it does happen. >> reporter: even though the amish typically shun any technology, in millroy, a largely amish community, residents say they're used to seeing an amish person with a cell phone. but they're disgusted by what yoder used it for. >> it's just aggravating. it's a small town. you wouldn't think of something like that happening. but it can happen anywhere. >> erika fly of wrtv reporting. and willard yoder faces several counts of soliciting a minor. he was released on bond and will be back in court in september. a los angeles event called wild in the streets got a little bit more uptight than planned.
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hundreds of skateboarders went rolling through downtown for "goat skateboarding day." while the skateboard esdisrupted traffic some were seen hanging on to cars. l.a. police issued about 60 citations. skateboard esdid a couple of things that the officers did not think were so smart. >> i was a skateboarder back in high school. >> you were a boarder? >> not so good, though. >> now you're probably a good snowboarder. >> i wish. a major change is soon coming to cigarette packages. they'll feature graphic images of rotting teeth and diseased gums. >> very interesting. it's all part of a government push to cut down on the number of people who still smoke. karen traverse shows us the graphic labels and they're not so easy to look at. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, peggy, good morning, daniel. while the must be of americans who smoke has been on the decline for four decades it stalled. the fda says that these new warning labels could make a significant difference. soon when americans go to purchase a pack of cigarettes,
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this is what they'll see. the fda unveiled nine new graphic images that will be required on all cigarette boxes starting in october 2012. >> with these warnings, every person who picks up a pack of cigarettes is going to know exactly what risks they're taking. >> reporter: the fda says that while the number of americans smoking has been on the decline for four decades, it stalled. they did studies to gauge consumer reaction to warning labels like these. and believe they can make a significant difference. the labels will be hard to miss. they'll take up the top half of all cigarette packs, front and back. this marks the most sweeping change to cigarette warnings since 1965. when tobacco companies were forced to add the mandatory surgeon general's warning. 46 million americans, 1 in 5, are currently smokers. about 443,000 americans die each year from tobacco-caused illnesses. the fda estimates that theseew labels will reduce the number of smokers by 213,000 in 2013
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alone. with smaller reductions through 2031. these graphic warning labels are really intended to reach a wide range of smokers and potential smokers. >> reporter: the fda says this new warning system is a dynamic process. they'll be closely monitoring the marketplace and can make changes based on consumer reaction. >> now we've been asking what you think about this. we're asking on our facebook wage. wnnfans.com. you think these labels would help deter people from smoking. >> going through some of the responses here, a lot of them actually i think we're up over 40 comments so far. a lot of smokers know the risks already the labels aren't going to change anybody's opinion. some say it will stop beginners from deciding to smoke. >> which would be great. >> which would be great, of course. destiny says she was going to use a fancy cigarette case, take them out of the cigarette pack. >> the goal is to reduce the
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443,000 deaths that occur every single year from smoking. it is very deadly, a really unhealthy thing to do. the u.s. is the first country to actually require. ere are other countries that smoke more than we, do however. >> that's true, could be worse in other places. here is your wednesday weather. new orleans, mobile and atlanta can expect scattered thunderstorms. heavy rain could make for a rather messy morning commute in new york city. we'll be sleeping. isolated tornados are a possibility in the ohio valley. >> and we're looking at some hot and dry weather in the southwest. but not as windy thank goodness. temperatures across the northern plains are up to about 15 degrees cooler than usual. hot and humid in the mid-atlantic region. it will be an oppressive 92 in baltimore. just about everyone loves hippo babies. >> everyone loves babies in general. >> we also love hippo babies. >> let's just put it all together. take a look at this new baby hippo. it made its debut at the zoo in prague in the czech republic.
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oh my gosh that's so cute. the baby is only 13 days old and sends most of his time in hiding. now hippos born in captivity are known to keep a low profile. >> you can't see me right now. >> that's the best place to see them, in captivity. they are so dangerous. >> absolutely. you don't want to mess with a hippo. >> zookeepers aren't sure if the little bundle of joy is a boy or a girl. and we'll be right back with more "world news now." let me tell you about a very important phone call i made.
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private tour of the ailing leader's home when he said that he wanted to meet her. they spoke for about 20 minutes and mandela even gave the first lady an advanced copy of his new book. malia and sasha joined in as well. >> many would have loved to have been a fly on the wall in that meeting and learned what south africa's first black leader said to the wife of america's first african-american. >> here's john donvan. >> reporter: it was brief and informal and caught only in a snapshot or two. her unscheduled drop-in to see a man whose own standing as a symbol has endured for decades. there was this brief 2005 meeting snapped with a cell phone before the yumger man was anywhere close to being the other best-known black leader on earth. because, of course, mandela's fight took a lifetime. consider his guest today. by the time she was just starting school, in south africa mandela was already well into his 27-year prison term here.
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at princeton, she was just graduating when he, still here, refused to renounce violence in exchange for his freedom. it was only a few months after a christmas trip to hawaii with the newman in her life that mandela, fully victorious, finally walked free. >> taking his first steps into a new south africa. >> reporter: mandela's peace prize was perhaps a great deal more earned than was mrs. obama's husband's. but both of these men, with africa in their heritage, had much to overcome. a link between them that neither has ever discussed in public. though perhaps mandela referred to it when he wrote the new u.s. president in 2008, your victory has demonstrated no person should not dare to dream. and if mandela had helped him dream, perhaps that's what obama meant in a recording secelebratg mandela when he turned 90 two years ago. >> in part because of what you mean to the world nrkts part because of what you mean to me. >> reporter: to him, to his
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wife, and to their kids who get to come back home with one spectacular new picture for the family photo album. john donvan, abc news, washington. . >> that is wonderful. prompted me to get that. >> great that it happened. as you saw the first lady was joined in that meeting by her two daughters, malia and sasha >> when they were there they read the classic story "cat in the hat" to preschoolers. take a look. >> too cold to play ball so we sat in t t house, we did nothing at all. so all we could do was sit, sit, sit, sit. and we did not like it, not one little bit. >> no, no, make that cat go away. tell the cat in the hat you do not want to play. >> i can hold a red fan. i can fan with a fan as i hop on the ball but that is not all. oh, no, that is not all. >> michelle reading it like a parent there. that's how you've got to do it. >> i love that. the daughters are so composed just like their parents. that's really great to see. >> do you have a favorite dr. seuss book?
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>> i like "oh the places you'll go." >> i was going to say that. oh, look a a that. i like that outfit. >> thing 1 and 92. >> you look good. when we return a royal celebration. we're talking about prince william's 29th birthday. >> yes, ititas quite a day back in 1982 for the royal family. see for yourself next as we visit the abc news vault. a time traveler here.
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tuesday marked the 29th birthday of england's prince william. he quietly celebrated the day at work where he as helicopter pilot, of course. >> yes, and the party was much tamer than his very first party when all of britain celebrated. let's go into the abc news vault now for coverage from june 21st, 1982. >> simmy. >> here in london tonight, in
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direct contrast to much that is bad news in the world, an announcement which led to some happiness. buckingham palace has let it be known that the prince and princess of wales are parents. abc's mike lee has been avidly following developments. >> reporter: after a day of suspense, buckingham palace tonight in time-honored fashion announced the birth of a boy to the prince and princess of wales. he weighs 7 pounds 1 1/4 ounces. the crowds outside went wild with joy. outside st. mary's hospital, those who had waited all day long reacted as though there had been a birth in their own family. prince charles, who had been by his wife's side all day long, came out of the hospital late tonight beaming with pride. >> he's in marvelous form. he looks marvelous. fair, sort of blondish. >> who does he look like? you or his mother? >> you can't tell yet. >> reporter: the other head of
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the family went abobo her business today outside london, discreetly keeping in touch with the hospital through a two-way radio in her nearby royal airplane. the townspeople of tedbury, near charles and diana's country estate, prepared to celebrate and congratulate the couple, whose romance was a storybook legend come true, whose wedding was a media extravaganza,a,nd whose marriage became a source of national pride. >> by this morning's announcement, that your royal highnesses are to be blessed with a child. >> reporter: the royal baby boy, a prince by birth, is second in line to o e british throne. right behind his dad. mike lee, abc news, london. >> well you know the royal couple is expected to head on over to canada for canada day. >> yes, indeed day. >> do you know what canada day is? >> i don't know what day it is. >> july 1st. >> good to know, yes. even though the canucks lost you're so loyal. >> a aolutely. it was by the way, you can follow westminster abbey's tweets. they say the abbey bells are
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everywhere? >> my daughter is onlnl soothed by my husband and it drives me insane. it really bothers me. it's true. i think michelle was sort of surprised as well. he's got the touch. >> let's move on to a story from the "edmonton journal" in alberta. and the case of the break-dancing gorilla. >> check it out. >> this is taking place at the calgary zoo. >> take it down now, take it down now. >> it's caught on video, posted on youtube. watched 15,000 times, maybe more by now. very popular. incidentally, zoll a, originall from new york. >> when you're walking around the streets of new york, this is what people are doing. it's rare when you see someone just sort of walking. krispy kreme. when you see the "hot" sign, veer over six lanes of traffic, deeping on the horn, because they're hot. that's when you pull over. right now they're saying they're going to add some additional things to the menu, which i think this is a hot waste of time. they want to add oatmeal, things
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likeealthy fruit, perhaps fruit juice, so that people have options instead of buying the big carb bonanza that goes right there. >> i'm not sure that lowers the sugar point necessarily. >> i am only p pling over for the doughnuts. >> and finally -- >> ding! excuse me, ding. i would like a -- - ng. >> hot towel. so boeing is redesigning its 737 passenger jet -- oh, it was a mistake, i pushed it by accident. how do you unpush the button? the 737 is being redesigned by boeing and the idea is that the button that you push for a flight attendant is often too close to the light and people push it by accident. >> these flight attendants are overworked, overtired, they've over all of us. >> they're moving the button. it's going to look different. money, that's unusual. >> can i get -- >> we need money for fees. >> 15 seconds. >> thank you, jimmy. thank you for the magazine. they're moving it so that we stop driving the flilit attendants crazy. >> where's my drink?
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this morning on "world news now," decision day. the president is hours away from announcing his plans for american military involvement in afghanistan. >> the troop withdrawal plan and its impact on the military and relations with afghanistan. it's wednesday, june 22nd. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> goooo morning. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm daniel sieberg in for rob nelson. at one point 100,000 troops were in afghanistan. and of course far too many have been killed in the line of duty. the president says it's time now to end military involvement after an unpopular war. of course, we know the death of osama bin laden may have pushed
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this along a little bit further, accelerated this, a lot of people hoping these troops can come home. but the number is still uncertain at this point. >> that's right. that's what a lot of peoplpl wil be wondering about. and of course this has been just a high cost of casualties but also financial cost as well. >> absolutely. also coming up, a texas walmart shopper's reaction after she says she saw shoplifters stealing three cases of beer. she told a clerk "hold my purse" and took the law into her own hands. you can see her in action right there. >> what's interesting about this too, t ts is a follow-up from yesterday's video. almost like the back story to a different story. >> she's sort of like the real-life wonder woman who was there when that other situation was going on. >> don't steal things while she's around, that's the moral of the story. a shattering end to a father's day celebration. a patio table made of glass suddenly b bke into pieces. a colorado family is warning everyone about what happened in their backyard. >> how about that. >> some folks suffered cuts and this could be a concern for oath people who had other tables.
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>> it had nothing to do with what they're serving. >> >> first,housands of u.s. troops could soon be back home with their families. president obama's expected to announce a major withdrawal from afghanistan during his nationwide address tonight. >> and we continue to be reminded of this unpopular war's human costs. larry jacobs reports. >> reporter: president obama will spell out details of his plans to begin bringing american troops home this summer from afghanistan. it is the fulfillment of a promise the president made in december 2009 when he ordered a surge of 30,000 troops, raising the level to almost 100,000. but wednesday's announcement means that number will start to go down. it also means there will be more emotional scenes like this. more families reunited with their loved ones. >> most amazing thing in the world. you feel like rock stars walking through here. >> reporter: in the ten years of this afghanistan war, more than 12,000 u.s. troops have been
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wounded and 1,500 americans died. these soldiers were flown home tuesday evening. almost everyone abc news talked with has lost a friend. >> can you tell me h h name? >> i can't even get it out. i can't even get it out. >> it's too painful? >> yeah. >> reporter: the draw-down will happen under a new u.s. command. defense secretary robert gates, who has presided over the conflict the last four and a half years, is retiring on june 30th. he's being replaced by current cia director leon panetta, who won unanimous senate approval. both top u.s. generals in kabul, david petraeus and david rodriguez, have been reassigned and are due to leave in july. having fewer troops in afghanistan will hopefully mean fewer deaths. larry jacobs, abc news. >> and be sure to stay with abc news for the presidential address tonight. live coverage anchored by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern,
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7:00 central. the neweses republican presidential candidate, jon huntsman, is taking his moderate approach to politics on the road. huntsman announced his candidacy with the statue of liberty as a backdrop. he's attending campaign events in south carolina and florida. huntsman was president obama's ambassador to china until april. he says he respects the president but has different opinions about the nation's future. >> another republican newt gingrich is dealing with his second campaign shakeup this month. his top two fund-raising advisers have resigned and now that gingrich's campaign is more than $1 billion in debt. despite their departures the former house speaker says he is staying in the race. given give's 16 top advisers quit all at the same time. arizona congress woman gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly are planning to write a book. kelly says it will tell part of the couple's story that has not been made public. he's retiring nasa and the navy to take care of his wife. bob woodruff reports. >> reporter: after 25 years of
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service, mark kelly announced his retirement on facebook writing, gabrielle is working hard every day on her mission of recovery. i want to be by her side. giffords will remain in houston while she continues her outpatient rehab. kelly says her comprehension is almost back to 100%. she continues to work on issues like vocabulary and mobility. >> here we are on the flight deck -- >> reporter: after spending so much of his career flying high above the earth, mark's co-workers at nasa say he'll be missed. >> it's great to see that stability. he's a great role model for us. >> reporter: for this all-american hero whose military career spanned combat missions during "desert storm" and command of the final mission of the space shuttle "endeavour," speculation abounds about what's next. we know the couple will be co-writing a book. and the question of politics still lingerer as mark kelly told diane five months ago. >> do you want her to go back into congress? after this?
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>> that's a tough, tough decision. probably not. but i know that's probably not going to matter to her. >> reporter: this weekend, for the first time since january, giffords and kelly visited tucson, the city she loves so much. along the way they flew over the monument fire, burning near sierra vista, part of her congressional district. and there in town a sign which the congresswoman read out loud. "we love you, gagay." gabby and mark are living in his house just outside of houston. they're now getting 24 hours of care. he is in charge of taking her to the therapy every day in the hospital. and he's going to be officially retiring in october. bob woodruff, abc news, new york. all right, we hear so much about airline security. but we've never heard one quite like this before. the fbi was called in when a delta crew arriving at detroit's metro airport reported that a bathroom door could not be opened. vandalism was suspected. it turns out the toilet had come
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apart because its bolts weren't tightened properly and the parts were blocking the door. passengers were questioned by police, who were allowed to go four hours late. your fees at work. a brazen move by three thieves did not sit too well with a walmart shopper near houston. so she decided to take action of her own. mother of two was barely 5 feet tall but that did not stop her from single-handedly taking on all three men. asser rake barajas reports the dramatic face-off was all caught on tape. >> reporter: when three brothers walked into a walmart sunday they planned on drinking three cases of beer for free. another shopper that despises crime could not stop herself when she saw them walking out without paying. >> i told the cashier, do something, they're leaving. she couldn't do o ything so i told her, watch my purse. >> reporter: as the three thompson brothers walked to their camaro, parked in a fire lane, m mique gave chase. since the brothers had a hard time opening the locked camaro it gave lawless plenty of time
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to catch up. with adrenaline at full throttle she jumped on the hood and stomped on the windshield. >> he started the car and i knew i needed to get off. they were laughing at me the whole time in the car. >> reporter: she slid off, grabbed the poor handle but the speeding car slung her to the pavement. >> i hit my face. and, you know, and i have -- i don't think my nose was broke but it swole up really big. >> reporter: the single mother hoped others would help t stop the robbery. no one did. police later spotted the car with a chase ensuing. state troopers and police caught them, even pitting a suspect against the fence with a patrol car. 21-year-old twin brothers sylvester andre thompson and sylvester thompson and their younger brother were arrested and charged with felony evading arrest and aggravated robbery. two brothers have a criminal past. lawless said more times than not people are used to looking the other way and it's time for a change. >> i'm tired of it.
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our society needs to s snd up and say, this is not right, we're not going to put up with it, you will be punished. >> reporter: reporting in south houston,er rake barajas, abc news. >> she says she's not sure she'd jump on the car if given the chance to do this again. >> imagine if something worse would happen what she would do. ms. lawless should change her name to ms. lawful. >> i think shehes ms. lawful. that's right, look out for her. don't shoplift in general. here's your wednesday weather. take a look at what's going on. the threat of severe storms moves east. strong winds and isolated tornados could threaten cincinnati, detroit, and also louisville. hot and dry in the southwest. but not as windy. new york city could see heavy rain later on this morning. that's a bummer. >> yeah. temperatures in the northern plains will be up to 15 degrees cooler than usual with fargo at a cool 60. hotter in the southwest with phoenix hitting 110. seasonable in seattle at 71. and smoking hot and sunny here in the studio. look out. >> i'm already laughing about this. thank you toto claudia for lendg me her shades.
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i feel like ponch. you look like john. >> you're under arrest. >> that's "dallas." there's a song about this next story. set your mind back to august 1984. talking about cory hart's "sunglasses at night." >> that's exactly when former george w. bush and fans had going on at last night's astros/rangers game in texas. they were attempting to set the world record for most people wearing sunglasses in the dark. was coreyeyart in attendance? >> they had to keep them on for 10 minutes and somebody from guinness book was there to make sure the record was authentic. >> i'm setting the record for the dorkiest guy wearing sunglasses at night. >> are those your real-life shades you sort of wear? >> no, i rented these just for the occasion. >> you rented your shades? >> do you like them? >> those are rather fetching on you. >> these are from claudia. i made sure to swipe she's. ponch. >> we'll be back with more "sunglasses at night." ♪
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this is solilihere, right? >> i hope so. geez. after seeing this i'm not surere we'll have to look into that. a warping mor the millions of americans who own gloss patio tables. there are now reports the tables can unexpectedly shatter. >> sometimes with families sitting at the table. including one family that was in the middle of father's day dinner. christine chang reports now from denver. >> we had paper plates. we had a bowl of potato salad -- >> reporter: what started as a glass patio table coverer with a father's day feast -- >> the table blew up. literally. it just imploded. >> reporter: turned into a sloppy mess covered inroken glass. >> dinner was over. >> reporter: nancy passarella and her family were stunned. the martha stewart patio table they bought three years ago shattered in the middle of their meal. >> just a big bang. all of a sudden there was no table there. >> reporter: in pictures nancy took right after the incident
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you can see the mess. her son even has small cuts on his legs. >> there could have been little kids down lower that could have got faces cut. you just don't know. >> reporter: there have been other complaints about glass tables similar to this one from the martha stewart everyday line. but no recalls. we contacted martha stewart living omnimedia. they were only say in a statement, we provide the aesthetic design for beautiful products. because we do not oversee the mechanical design, engineer organize manufacturing of the productions we require all of out of vendor partners to adopt and comply with product safety programs and reviews. and kmart's parent company sears says, careful mart takes consumer product safety very seriously and we believe that these tables are safe. >> i feel this is pretty much of a danger that people have lurking in their backyards. >> reporter: and it's a danger she says she won't have around again. >> and this is not the first time that this has come up at all. >> no. >> as you heard in the story too.
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>> this design could have a design flaw, they're saying it could be really dangerous. cuts and scrapes and that sort of thing. >> the consumer product safety commission is aware of it. they investigated it in 2006. asked martha stewart living to redesign the tables to make it less likely to shatter this has been going on. >> my cooking has shattered a couple of tables here and approximate your cooking is earth-shattering. >> i like to think it's good. sometimes not everyone agrees. >> i'm sure your husband agrees. coming up an unbearable mission. get it? unbearable mission. for specially trained careful-9s. >> the dogs that help wildlife experts sniff out and confront unwanted bears. is there such a thing? if they're in the suburbs and your backyard? >> they look cuddly but no. >> not so much. you're watching "world news now."
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>> there it is. >> you may have noticed a lot of animals, they've been wondering from the wild into mild suburban neighborhoods lately. or is it us wandering into their territory? >> excellent point. to keep bears from doing their business in your backyard, man's best friend is stepping up. dan harris reports now from seattle. >> reporter: this is the furry face of fearlessness. you're looking at corelian bear dogs who are specially trained to take on animals five times their own size. >> he'll chase at the bear, he'll go right at the bear, see what the bear's response is. if the bear holds his ground you'll see a pretty impressive show. >> reporter: check out what happens when they pick up the scent of the bear. >> find that bear! get that bear! there's that bear! >> there it is, look at it. >> there's that bear! >> you could see the dog right on the bear. there was a huge outline of a bear, then just three shadowswsf dogs right on his tail. it was incredible. >> reporter: look there, you can see we've got the briefest of shots of the bear on the run.
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we'll tell you how this hunt ends in a moment. >> we start with breaking news tonight. a bear hunt in kitsap county -- >> reporter: i should explain these dogs are helping the people of suburban, seattle, deal with a growing problem. bears on the loose. >> this black bear that was on the run was about 200 pounds. >> reporter: wildlife officials here used the dogs to chase the bears up into a tree so the bears can then be tranquilized. >> but finally dropped out of the branches. >> reporter: and once the bear is in captivity -- wildlife officials then release the animal back into the wild, using the dogs once again to scare the bear even more and also firing bean bags at the animal. so the bear knows never to come back near people again. while this is no fun for the bears, it is definitely in their best interests. because before this, bears were not set free. they were put down. >> we don't want to kill bear anymore, we want to save bear. >> reporter: wildlife officials are now using the dogs to teach communities how to be
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bear-smart. but not leaving out the garbage, for example. of course, when you're teaching bear safety you need somebody to play the bear. they put me in a bear trap. when they problem out -- >> hey! >> reporter: kids and dogs got to scare me so i wouldn't come back. that was awesome. oh, this is the best assignment i've had in a long time. you cannot have a job like this in an apartment in manhattan. >> it would probably chew through the wall and end up outside. >> really? you said earlier that he actually chewed a bumper off one of your cars? >> pretty much, yes. >> where's that bear? sglk back to that chase scene we showed you earlier. after about 30 minutes the dogs just could not get the bear to scramble up a tree. so he got away. he's really panting. that was a hard run. coulter may not have caught his prey this time but it's a safe bet that bear will not want to come back near people ever again. he's saying, boss, i am done.
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dan harris, abc news, outside seattle. >> love it. >> just the bare facts. you're from seattle. have you ever had an urge to go hunting? bear hunting? >> no, i have not.
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has the grease-cleaning power of two of this competing brand. [ sponge ] way to go, kid. [ female announcer ] dawn does more... so you think you can dance. that show's all about me. >> i don't think so. all right, finally it is officially summer, yesterday was the first day of summer. that means it's time to fire up the grill. >> all right. the secret to having a hot barbecue is a few cool gadgets as everyone knows. here's becky worley with the latest toys to get you cooking outdoors and they all cost under 20 bucks. >> i'll take it. >> reporter: who doesn't love to fire up the old bbecue and
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grill? but first, do you even have enough propane to get the burgers cooked? the grill gauge costs about $10. but it works like a charm. hook, lift, look. now for the food. do you l le shishkabob but hate the mess and how the pieces always fall off the ends? try the fire wire shishkabob coil. you string the meat and veggies alalg the wire, you coil it up to preserve space on the barbecue, and you serve. easy. now cooking steak to order is a tough job. but the steak button takes some of the guesswork out of it. no temperatures to remember. it just tells you rare, medium, or well-done. ah, perfection. another grilling issue, light. or lack thereof. the outset magnetic light claims it will stick onto tools and light your grill. the problem i found was that the magnet wasn't strong enough to
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actually stay put. it ended up falling into my food. this light is one grill gadget you can skip. now one more product that i do love. it's more for the table than the actual grill. but this is a cooling salad bowl. you place the base in the freezer, make the salala and then to keep it cool put the frozen base on. also great for taking with you since it has its own lid and serving spoons. becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> number one, i am so hungry right now. >> i am pretty hungry as well. i love the shrimp baskets. have you ever done that on the grill? put the shrimp in there so they don't fall through? >> no guy can have too many gadgets for the grill. there's actually one you can use a remote thermometer, the i-grill. you can actually use your iphone to see the temperature of the grill -- >> did the fire department go by after that, daniel? >> get a fire extinguisher. everything turned out fine.
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>> that's the news for this half hour. >> that's the news for this half hour. remember to follow us as their national spokesman. during that time, i have met some of the most amazing men and women, who were injured in the war on terror in iraq and afghanistan. i have visited the hospitals and have witnessed the enduring spirits of those recovering. these brave warriors have suffered catastrophic injuries. many are missing limbs or have been badly burned. some will suffer through the effects of traumatic brain injuries for the rest of their lives. regardless of your position on the war, one thing is for certain -- these heroes and their loved ones deserve our help. no wounded veteran should bear the weight of his or her sacrifice alone. through the wounded warrior project, we can enrich these war veterans' lives with adaptive programs that will get them back into life's mainstream. damon: log on to woundedwarriorproject.org to find out more about this fine organization that is helping these returning injured veterans and their families with their new lives. the greatest casualty is being forgotten. let's make sure this doesn't happen to my brave friends.
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this morning on "world news now," coming home. the president announces his plans to pull members of the u.s. military out of afghanistan. >> his decision toward ending an unpopular war with a high human toll and a big price tag will be announced hours from now. it's wednesday, june 22nd. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm daniel sieberg in for rob nelson. the president hopes to end somber scenes like the one just hours ago at dover air force base you see here, where military personnel killed in afghanistan are flown home. we'll see hohoquickly the president's troop draw-down will end u.s. military involvement in afghanistan, which is really a
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transition to the afghan military handing over power in a sense. really we're talking about a period of years ultimately. >> sure. >> not months. >> it's nice i think personally to see them coming home to dover. for a while there most people did not see that. it was sort of barred. >> that's right. >> you could not shoot bodies coming home from war. >> it's a stark reminder of the costs, absolutely. also coming up ahead, something rarely seen by police officers. a 7-year-old behind the wheel. how did this happen? how some cops in michigan had a challenging time stopping a car going 50 miles an hour driven by a little boy. >> how did he reach the gas? >> i don't know. >> this is what i want to know. >> he clearly started to regret this whole endeavor shortly into it. once you get a car moving if you can't reach the brake it's hard to stop it. >> we'll tell you why he says he did it which is kind of interesting. he had a reason for all of this. >> places to go. >> yeah, exactly. later this half hour the heart-stopping moment at wimbledon as tennis fans watched serena williams' big victory on
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the court, a win she thought she'd never experience again. we know she's had injuries lately with her foot. there was a serious cut on her foot at one point. i think it was a blood clot she had. >> right. >> it was very serious moments -- >> then the tears. >> serious moments. >> really we've had some really jaw-dropping moments in sports lately. it's been really great to see. that's a great story too, seeing that big win. four more fallen service members have been returned home from afghanistan. the dignified transfer took place hours ago at dover air force base. >> the solemn ceremony happened just hours before president obama announces his plans to withdraw thousands of troops soon. martha raddatz has the details. >> reporter: this is what a draw-down means in human terms. more scenes like this. more emotion. sisters jessica and kristin searching for their brother lance corporal michael aflaviva as he arrived home. they search and search and then --
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>> most amazing thing in the world. you feel like rock stars walking through here. >> reporter: so what does the announcement mean in the long run? when president obama took office there were only 34,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. given that iraq had been the focus. by the end of 2009, the president nearly doubled that number. today, with the surge of 30,000, there are nearly 100,000 in afghanistan. the announcement means that number will go down. whwh does it mean for america's bottom line? since 2001, more than $288 billion spent. a decrease of just 30,000 troops would save $30 billion. and what does it mean in terms of human sacrifice? more than 12,000 have been wounded. and 1,500 americans died. these two soldiers flown home just this morning. it seems everyone we have met in
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afghanistan has lost a buddy. can you tell me his name? >> i can't get it out. i can't even get it out. >> it's too painful to say? >> yeah. >> reporter: the announcement will mean fewer americans in harm's way. and hopefully fewer deaths. no one is saying the fight is over but with bin laden dead and an american public weary of war, the president believes it's time to start bringing home the troops. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> and abc news will have live coverage of tonight's presidential address. diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will be here with live coverage and analysis. that will start at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 7:00 central. former house speaker newt gingrich says his presidential campaign continues despite his second shake-up this month. this time gingrich's top two fund-raising advisers resigned. word is they stepped down because gingrich's campaign is at least $1 million in debt.
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earlier this month, 16 of gingrich's top advisers resigned at the same time. first lady michelle obama continues her visit to south africa where she delivers a keynote speech today at a leadership forum for young women. mrs. obama and her daughters had an unscheduled meeting with nelson mandela yesterday. when they visited him the 92-year-old former president sent word that he wanted to meet them. now the first lady's mother was also there to meet mandela. another violent scene in greece after lawmakers gave the embattled prime minister a vote of confidence. police set off tear gas and used stun grenades to keep a few hundred protesters away from the parliament buildings in athens. the vote of confidence clears the way for greek lawmakers to consider a huge austerity measure. if that does not pass greece could default on debt payments which would have impact worldwide. shuttle commander mark kelly is ending his nasa career to be closer to his wife, congresswoman gabby giffords. writing on his facebook page, kelly said that gabrielle is working hard every day on her mission of recovery. i wan to be by her side.
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fellow astronauts say kelly's decision only increases their respect for him. >> if it was me personally, i would make the same decision. to decide to stay home and devote that time to her and her rehab. >> kelly and giffords plan to write a memoir together covering everything from their courtship, their careers, and the january assassination attempt on giffords. police officers in michigan are telling tales of what must be the most unusual pursuit of their careers. and it's no laughing matter though when a 7-year-old is driving a car. wjrt's rebecca trylch has the details. >> reporter: monday morning a few huron county drivers noticed something odd. >> i just passed a 5, 6-year-old kid flying down the road in a red pontiac sunbird. >> i thought, no way, it's probably somebody else. >> reporter: the chief and sheriff's deputy quickly learned the driver they were chasing could barely see over the dashboard. he was 7 years old.
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>> i was in fear he was going to hit somebody or crash and get hurt. >> reporter: along this country road with deep ditches there were close calls. >> he was traveling about 50 mires in a 55 zone and he had couple of times.e shoulder a >> you can see the cloud of dust and that car is sliding when he's doing that. >> reporter: at one point the chief says the boy sped up. that's when they decided to try to slow him down by boxing him in. >> when i went past him you could see the look on his face. he was crying. i was just trying to get around him as fast as i could so he didn't swerve over and hit me. >> reporter: the maneuver worked but the scary situation wasn't over just yet. >> the car lunged forward. so my interaction with him shifted from trying to get him to unlock the door to getting him to put his foot back on the brake. >> reporter: shoeless and still wearing his pajamas this is the explanation the boy gave officers. >> i'm trying to get to my dad's. that's all he kept saying. >> 7 years old is young to be mastering the automobile. as you see from the video, you know, he's got a lot to learn about driving. >> i'm sure it looked easy on tv. >> i'm sure it did. >> there are a lot of questions
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here. how did he get the keys to t t car? how did d get into the car? we should say a lot of folks are investigating this from the sheriff's department down to michigan's department of human services. >> i'm sure a lot of parents too, though, aren't thinking their kids are going to grab the keys and hop in the car. but he probably overshot his abilities there. >> yeah. >> once he was behind the wheel and he was hauling away at 50 miles an hour, it's hard to stop. >> exactly. taking a look now at your forecast. it could be a wet day in the northeast. we have new york city getting some rain. that will happen later in the morning. expect a wet afternoon in boston. severe storms move into the ohio valley, bringing the threat of powerful winds, tornados and also hail. >> firefighters won't get much help in the southwest with dry weather and temperatures up to 10 degrees hotter than usual. minneapolis and omaha are pleasant in the low 70s. miami will hit about 90. well, who hasn't taken a wrong turn here or there? >> a few. >> taken a few, that's right. but this guy is really lost. we're talking about the little penguin that scientists say probably got disoriented while
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swimming off antarctica. >> a little maybe bit of an understatement. he wound up 2,000 miles from home in new zealand. has anyone talked to mr. popper and his penguins? >> get jim carrey on the phone. >> going to let him be for now hoping he leaves to go home before too long. >> if you ever saw that movie "march of the penguins" you know they're pack animals so this is distressing. this is the first time a penguin of this kind has been seen in new zealand since 1967. he is truly lost. >> he is. is that an e eeror king penguin i believe? >> i'm not sure what kind it is. will he be able to find his peeps again? that's what i'm worried about. >> he's well-dressed with the tuxedo. >> very fancy. we'll be right back with more "world news now."
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well, when the supreme court ruled against a group of women trying to sue walmart, all women trying to shatter the glass ceiling were pushed back down. >> yes but the fight for equal pay and promotions at work must go on. claire shipman introduces us to women who pushed back, won, and are inspiring us all. >> reporter: this isn't a woman you'd think would need help with salary equality. mika brzezinski with her successful morning show didn't think she needed help either until -- >> i got a sense of what the guys were making on the set. i looked around one morning and i realized i was the lowest paid on the set. and in one case by far. >> reporter: she details her own uncomfortable but ultimately successful battle for equal pay in her new book "knowing your value." she didn't wage a legal battle but engaged in hard-ball negotiation. >> i think we apologize too much.
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we worry about whether or not we're liked by our employers. let me just tell you, men don't worry about these things when they go in and negotiate for themselves. >> reporter: and she has another tip. >> only do an ultimatum if you're ready to walk. and i was. >> reporter: her unpleasant discovery highlights a key problem that promotes salary inequality. salary secrecy. a new study finds 60% of private sector employees are discouraged or forbidden from discussing their pay. that may be why in the private sector the pay gap between men and women is a stunning 23%. in the federal government, where salaries are transparent, the pay gap is only 11%. dr. marjorie mcmelon, a massachusetts veterinarian, had the same you've got to be kidding me moment as mika brzezinski when salaries were suddenly exposed. >> published in the newspaper where the salaries of all the other department heads were published. mine was at least $30,000 less than all other department heads.
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>> reporter: after assurances from her bosses she was paid at the same level. >> i had been deceived. i had been lied to. i was outraged. >> reporter: she tried negotiating but ultimately filed suit. not a class action of the walmart variety, but as an individual. and won. but it took a draining nine years. >> it's made a difference for women in my y ofession. and so i have no second thoughts about it. >> this is the part of the equation that we can control. we've got to learn to ask for more. >> reporter: so the critical question, how do you get the goods? find out what other people around you are making? well, most government and nonprofit jobs are supposed to disclose. you can also consult surveys. but the best method, good old-fashioned and discreet reporting. talk to trusted colleagues and friends. but be careful, you might not like what you find out. claire shipman, abc news, washington. >> i already know that you make more money than i do. >> i was going to say, where's your paycheck? >> my office has such a better view, i can just see around that
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brick wall. >> they say transparency's one of the best ways to battle the inequalities there. a lot of our public figures, we know what they make, therefore the inequality is less which is something to highlight. during the break we're all going to take out our pay stubs. >> put them out for everyone to see. >> and compare. then there's going to be some arguing afterwards. >> that's going to be scary. coming up, why blockbuster pop singer adele is under orders to zip it. shut up or else. >> she could have had it all. why veteran movie critic roger ebert may think again before he tweets. stay tuned for "the skinny."
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yes, it is time for "the skinny." yesterday we talked about "jackass" star ryan dunn. >> very sad. >> killed in this fiery crash in pennsylvania where the autopsy results have already been released. not surprisingly he died of blunt force trauma or fire. his body was severely burned. they could only identify him through his tattoos. and the other passenger in the car is the gentleman on the right there, zachary hartwell. he also died.
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so a horrible story here. but unfortunately, not everyone was as sensitive as you might have thought they would be. >> that's right. by the way, toxicology results if you're wondering if that tweeted photo is going to have something to do with it, we'll find the results of that. that's going to be four to six weeks. we'll find out if alcohol did play a factor. you're mentioning roger ebert, he's apologizing for a tweet he sent out after the news of this broke. let's take a look at that tweet. there is roger ebert. this is what he said. friends don't let jackasses drink and drive. which is true. however, it really -- poorly timed. >> triggered a response from one of the "jackass" co-stars, who had some fairly strong words for roger ebert and in fact got roger ebert to apologize. this all falls under the heading of think before you tweet. don't you think? >> we've seen what happens when you don't think before you tweet. there you go. there's lots of examples of tweeting gone wrong. >> yes, exactly. >> adele, a lot of people love that song "i am so over it" by her, one more time, i'm just like, oh.
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she's got such a beautiful voice, she's a beautiful woman. oh my gosh. am i wrong, is this not on every single station at every single moment of the day? >> it is. >> constantly. apparently she is going to scale it back a little bit. because she has got really bad laryngitis. she won't be singing this for a while so perhaps she's going to get a much-needed break. >> it won't stop the radio stations from playing it i've got the feeling. >> it is a beaeaiful song. i'm just saying enough is enough. >> yes, fair enough. now we move on to another singer who a lot of people would like to stop singing. >> yeah. >> amy winehouse. she has been really struggling, trying to get back on the rails here with her drug addiction and drinking and everything else. and she had this horrific concert in belgrade. and booed off the stagag just a really poor performance. a lot of the folks there very unhappy. as a result she has canceled her entire european tour to apparently go back to rehab, focus on her recovery, return to her best. and so we'll see where this leads. i feel like we've heard this story before with her.
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>> okay, she so is talented. as so many people have said. >> she is. >> it's hard to see somebody with that much talent -- >> now also one more story, megan fox just fired from the "transformer" movie by steven spielberg because she made a hitler comment which was really, really inappropriate and steven spielberg of course has zero patience for that. >> she was referring to michael bay, the director of the "transformer 3" movie. all the "transformer" movies. she likened his behavior on the set to hitler. also said he was very socially awkward. this is the kind of thing you just don't say. i mean, come on. it doesn't matter if you're megan fox or brad pitt, you don't diss the director. right? >> right, really inappropriate. >> right, sandy? >> sandy is great. we love sandy. >> exactly. >> s s's out. you don't want to do that to steven spielberg. >> no, he's got a lot of power and he'll do what he wants. when we return, the heart-stopping moment at wimbledon. >> and the victory that serena
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williams thought she'd never experience again. it's a wonderful comeback story. you're watching "world news now."
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stories to watch today on abc news. 11,000 people in minot, north dakota, have been told to get out of their homes earlier than expected. evacuations were expedited because a river is rising at a rapid rate. they're bracing for the worst flood in minot in 40 years. new york showdown over gay majorities could come to a boiling point today. lawmakers are working overtime at the state capitol this week to finalize some issues. also the gay marriage bill is just a vote from passing. veteran actress mary tyler moore returns to capitol hill today. she as diabetic and she's been pushing for more type i diabetes research for years. serena williams was back on the court tuesday but the world isn't talking about her tennis match, but rather, what she did afterwards. >> it's bebe a long year for the
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former champion and she really let it show yesterday. the bbc's tim franks reports now from wimbledon. >> reporter: victory in round one should be routine for defending champions. right? wrong. serena williams has barely played for the last 12 months. she was, she says, on her deathbed. she had blood clots on her lungs. >> it's been so hard. you know, it's just -- it's been a disaster year. but, you know, i've been praying and, you know, had my family, you know. love tennis. to be able to come back at wimbledon is pretty awesome. >> reporter: over three sets, serena made her comeback. if not quite of biblical, then at least of deeply personal proportions. >> i didn't expectcto be having the emotions. i just expected to walk off and -- but i was pretty excited. and i just thought about all the things that was happening and me not being here.
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and i wasn't necessarily expecting to come to wimbledon this year and making it and winning was pretty cool. >> reporter: last year, john isner and nicolas mahut's match lasted 11 hours, the longest match in history. if that was incredible, then this was unthinkable. the two men, now good friends, were drawn again this year in the first round. it was rather more straightforward today, isner winning in straight sets. tim franks, bbc news, wimbledon. >> you know what's funny, one of the mathematicians who's working i think as a line judge at wimbledon calculated the odds of those two meeting again in the first round for that epic match was less than like 1/100th of 1%. >> and the fact that they're good friends is sort of an added cool factor. >> yeah, and it's nice. and of course it's nice to see serena come back. >> good to see the emotion. do you remember, we played that set and you were crying after we finished. remember that? >> don't bring that up again.
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why would you do that? >> just threw down your racket and quit. >> just threw down your racket and quit. >> i'm not a quitter. the american lung association asks you to remember that every christmas carol begins with healthy lungs. ♪ and a happy new year for more than 100 years, your gifts to christmas seals have helped us fight for healthy lungs and air. help us celebrate another year. go to christmasseals.org. you were my mom. my best friend. now, do you even know who my friends are? remember that time we used to spend together? laughing - having fun. i know i barely ever talk to you guys, but with the stuff that i have to deal with,
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